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Three dead in Wednesday evening violence

Louisville Metro Police continue to investigate three Wednesday evening homicides and a double shooting that left a woman in critical condition.

A fatal shooting was reported at 8:15 p.m. near the intersection of Seventh Street Road and Berry Boulevard in the Jacobs neighborhood, MetroSafe confirmed. An unidentified man was found dead inside of a vehicle with unspecified signs of trauma, said Louisville Metro Police spokesman Dwight Mitchell.

Eleven minutes later, a fatal shooting was reported in the 1000 block of W. Whitney Ave., one mile east of the first shooting. Mitchell said a woman was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital, where she later died.

As of Thursday, there was no indication the two homicides were connected, said police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley.

Around 10 p.m., LMPD responded to the 3500 block of W. Kentucky St. on reports of a person down inside a home. Police found a man who was pronounced dead on the scene with signs of trauma to his body, Mitchell said. Foul play is suspected.

Then, at 10:07 p.m., a double shooting occurred in the 1200 block of Cleo Avenue, near the intersection of Preston Highway and Gilmore Lane.

A man and woman were shot and taken to the University of Louisville Hospital, Mitchell said. The woman shot remained in critical condition as of Thursday evening. The man is expected to survive, Smiley said.

"Due to the injuries of the female in this case the LMPD Homicide Unit is investigating," Mitchell said in an email.

No suspect information has been released in any of the cases. Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous LMPD tip line at 502-574-7682.

Reporter Matthew Glowicki can be reached at 502-582-4989 or mglowicki@courier-journal.com.